CHAPTER 2 The Expansion and Fall of Rome
Form A
Chapter 2 Test
Part 1: Multiple Choice
____ 1. The original settlement of Rome was
built on the _____ River.
a. Roman
b. Danube
c. Palatine
d. Tiber
____ 6. The year 476 brought the fall of
the _____
a. Western Roman Empire.
b. Frankish Empire.
c. Byzantine Empire.
d. Christian Church.
____ 2. The Romans drove Tarquin from
power because they wanted a
government guided by _____.
a. the Justinian Code
b. the will of the people
c. the power of a king
d. the strength of an emperor
____ 7. A legal system put in place by _____
served the Byzantine Empire for
hundreds of years.
a. Augustus
b. Constantine
c. Diocletian
d. Justinian
____ 3. The Romans gained control over
_____ after defeating Carthage.
a. the Mediterranean Sea
b. the Tiber River
c. western Europe
d. Byzantium
____ 8. A struggle for power between
Byzantine emperors and _____ led
to a schism in Christianity.
a. the pope
b. the Roman emperors
c. the church
d. the bishops
____ 4. The emperor _____ led Rome in an
era known as the Pax Romana.
a. Julius Caesar
b. Augustus
c. Justinian
d. Constantine
____ 5. Attacks on _____ were outlawed
under the rule of Constantine.
a. Ottomans
b. Huns
c. Christians
d. Franks
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Choose the letter of the best answer. (4 points each)
____ 9. The culture of _____ strongly
influenced the culture of Rome.
a. Byzantium
b. Carthage
c. Italy
d. Greece
____ 10. Stoics believe that _____ should
work for the good of all.
a. bishops
b. citizens
c. emperors
d. engineers
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Part 2: Map Skills
Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer. (4 points each)
Invasions into Rome, A.D. 350–500
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Constantinople
Sardinia
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400 miles
400 kilometers
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Corsica
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Sicily
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____ 11. What island is part of the Eastern
Roman Empire?
a. Corsica
b. Crete
c. Sardinia
d. Constantinople
____ 13. Which invaders moved through
Africa?
a. Huns and Germanics
b. Huns
c. Germanics
d. Slavs
____ 12. Which invaders reached the city of
Rome?
a. Germanics
b. Huns
c. Huns and Slavs
d. Slavs
____ 14. For roughly how long did these
invasions last?
a. 50 years
c. 150 years
b. 100 years
d. 200 years
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____ 15. Which of the following escaped
invasion?
a. Rome
b. Carthage
c. Sardinia
d. Constantinople
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Part 3: Interpreting a Chart
Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer. (4 points each)
Wages in the Roman Empire, A.D. 301
OCCUPATION,
PAY FREQUENCY
APPROXIMATE
WAGES (DENARI)
APPROXIMATE
WAGES (DENARI)
Brick maker,
for every 4 fired bricks
2
Secretary,
daily
35
Brick maker,
for every 8 sun dried bricks
2
Wall mosaics worker,
daily
60
Water carrier,
daily
25
175
Barber,
per customer
2
Lawyer,
for pleading a case
1000
Carpenter,
daily
50
Public speaking teacher,
per month, per student
250
Sewer cleaner,
daily
25
Arithmetic teacher,
per month, per student
75
a. 20
b. 22
c. 35
d. 30
____ 17. How many fired bricks did a brick
maker have to make in order to earn
two denarii?
a. two
b. three
c. four
d. five
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Wool weaver,
per cloak
____ 16. How much denarii did a secretary
make in a day?
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OCCUPATION,
PAY FREQUENCY
____ 19. How much more denarii did a
carpenter make than a secretary in a
day?
a. 15
b. 20
c. 25
d. 30
____ 20. Which of the following workers
earned the most on a daily basis?
a. carpenter
b. sewer cleaner
c. wall mosaics worker
d. water carrier
____ 18. How many customers would a barber
have to serve in order to make at
least as much as a carpenter earned
in a day?
a. 20
b. 25
c. 30
d. 35
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Part 4: Essay
Answer the following question(s) on the back of this paper or on a separate sheet
of paper. (10 points each)
21.
How did the location of the settlement of Rome contribute to its success?
THINK ABOUT:
• the climate in the region
• the importance of trade
• the need for protected settlements
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22.
In what ways did the use of slave labor hurt Roman agriculture and the
Roman Empire?
THINK ABOUT:
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• the kind agricultural work slaves did
• how overuse affects agricultural land
• the importance of agriculture
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